About Jimmy Nail
James Michael Aloysius Bradford, known professionally Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He played the role of Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the television show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–1986), the title role in Spender (1991–1993) and Jed Shepperd in Crocodile Shoes (1994–1996). He also recorded a 1992 number one single, "Ain't No Doubt". His performance as Agustín Magaldi in the 1996 film Evita, gave him international recognition. In 1994 Nail created, executive produced, wrote and starred in the BBC television drama series Crocodile Shoes. In 2008, Nail created and starred as Phil Parker in Parents of the Band, a six-episode series on BBC1, broadcast between November 2008 and January 2009. His sister Val McLane is an actress who co-founded the Live Theatre Company in Newcastle in 1973 and later became Head of Drama at Sunderland University. In 1989 Nail and Ian la Frenais began work on an idea which became the BBC television drama series Spender.
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